The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-09-30
Court PROCEEDINGS.

broken plalnGlH leg WINE crossing
bridge, said bridge having hole
in it, at which the team SHE'D, and
upset the wagon, was decided against
the plaintiff and bankrupt Cecil saved
from further spelling.
The Grand Jury closed up its bust
ness on Friday last. Thirty .one true
bills We're found. Seven were for
larceny, six for assault, one tor com.
hitting nuisance, two for carrying
concealed weapons, twelve for SELL
ing liquor without license, ard one
for fraudu!ently removing mortgaged
property.
The Grand Jury in their report to
the Court say, Some of the cases
brought to our notice in which we
feel constrained to find indictments,
seem hardly worthy of investigation
by your Honorable Court. Could
not matters of such minor Importance
be more economically and quite as
satisfactorily disposed of by magis-
trates?"
Judge Robinson responded to the
latter suggestion with a review Of the
result of efforts in his own county Of
Queen Anne's to deal with the trifling
matters of assault. assault and bat
terry, and petty larceny, by the JUS
tice of the Peace. He declared the
result to be that the expense was far
greater than accompanies the usual
appeal to justice, grand and petit,
and expressed his opinion that, vex-
atious and expensive as the present
system is, it is less onerous and cum.
bersome than the one which to the
popular mind naturally suggests it
self as suppercessor.
By request of the Grand Jury the
"co|lation'' by the Sheriff on their
visit to the Jail was omitted, and we
may safely conclude that this old OBJ
noxious custom has passed away
never to return. All similar ban
quets or treats should be made illegal.
Harry Confer, hotel proprietor at
Elkton, was indicted by the grand
Jury on two charges of violation of
the prohibitory liquor law. He was
not at Elkton when the Indictment
was found, but returned on Sunday
morning and was arrested in the
afternoon after an exciting chase.
A watch had been kept on his hotel
by Mr.. Robert Mashbank, who had
gone Confer's bail for $500. The
arrest was made by Sheriff Robert
Mackey and Deputy Sheriff Harvey
Mackey.
The case of VIM. B. Thomas, of
Westminster, against James G. Todd
and Susan Walls, suit on two PROM
issory notes, was decided by the jury
in favor of the plaintiff This was a
suit to recover the amount of prom
issory note for hay fork. The de.
PENDANT thought he was signing a
conditional contract. The plaintiff
produces a note with his signature.
Farmers will persist in signing
notes without reading them.
A number of criminal cases of the
petty order were disposed of by the
court on Tuesday.
The jury in the case of Eugene
Salisbury, colored youth charged
with an assault on Mrs. Emma Silver.
berg, brought sealed verdict into
court this morning, Salisbury was
found guilty and sentenced by the
court to serve six months in the
House Of Correction.
State VS.. Eugene Salisbury. Indict.
ment for assault on NJ RS. Emma Silver
burg. Bratton for State, C. G. Croth-
ers for defence.
State vs.. John A Richie Indictment
for not holding prisoner under peace
warrant. Bratton for Safe, Crothers
for defense, The State failed to make
out case and abandoned it.
state VS.. Elizabeth Wilson. Indict-
ment for larceny of dress from Hen
ry A Blake of Elkton. Bratlon for
state, Crothers for defense. Verdict
not guilty.
State VS. Lee indictment for allowing
a prisoner 10 escape. Guilt confessed
and fine of one dollar.
Stale VS. Eli Wright, Indictment for
nuisance. Verdict not guilty. Bratton
for State, Warburton for defence.
Eugene salisbury was sentenced to
six months in the House of Correction.
State va Christopher Sewell, indict-
ment for larceny. Verdict not guilty. |
Bratton for State, Warburton for de |
Tense.
State VS. John Norton, Nelson Brown |
and John Thomas, two indictments, |
one for larceny and the other for house |
breaking. Confessed gully in the first
and the other settled. Sentenced to the |
penitentiary for three years.
VIM. Knight, son OF deputy collec-
tor VIM. NJ. Knight, passed credit.
able examination and was limited